Kansas Wheat Condition Drops Significantly During The Month Of January

For the month of January 2014, dry conditions prevailed across most of Kansas according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The snowfall during the month did not bring much moisture, as most of the State saw less than half the normal precipitation. Average monthly temperatures were cooler than normal for most of the eastern two thirds of Kansas. The western third of the State saw around normal temperatures, with the warmest being in the far northwest. Farmers in areas with little to no snow cover were concerned with winterkill on their wheat crop.